Director, Asplundh Fleet Services (AIG) - Asplundh Tree Expert Co

Director, Asplundh Fleet Services (AIG)

The Director, Fleet Services will primarily focus on Asplundh’s Infrastructure Group (AIG) and will be responsible for supporting the vehicle and equipment needs of the business. As a key leader on the Fleet team, you will oversee and guide equipment specifications, utilization, capital budget planning, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement. You will also play an active role in developing the overall fleet strategy, supporting the execution of maintenance and repair strategies, and ensuring the timely provision of equipment, parts, and related services.

This role serves as the point of contact for business unit leadership, coordinating resources to meet all equipment-related needs for AIG. You'll work with key stakeholders to set operational goals and develop strategies to achieve them. This position is crucial in ensuring that fleet planning, processes, assets, and services are aligned with our operational objectives and strategic growth plans, all while maintaining cost efficiency. This role can be remote with the expectation of 40-50% travel. 

Job Type: Exempt

Pay: Salary 

Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service-utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!

Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Diversification over the years has opened up vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.

A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Benefits:

• Benefits Available and vary per position and location.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Act as the Corporate Fleet’s primary point of contact for AIG on strategies to improve fleet service and optimize fleet costs.
• Collaborate with Fleet and Procurement Services to ensure accurate equipment orders and timely deliveries.
• Standardize equipment specifications across business units to meet enterprise needs.
• Build strategic partnerships with stakeholders to create a trusted relationship with senior leadership.
• Analyze and solve complex problems, even in ambiguous environments with unstructured data.
• Build and maintain relationships with equipment suppliers in partnership with the Fleet Services and Procurement teams.
• Ensure compliance and effectiveness of corporate fleet management solutions, including telematics and maintenance programs.
• Develop rental strategy, ensuring optimal mix and process governance.

Desired Skills and Experience

• 10 years of direct experience in fleet management or similar roles.
• Experience in managing large fleets (On Road and Off Road)
• Ability to work effectively in a complex, rapidly changing business environment.
• Strategic, conceptual, and analytical thinking with the ability to assess problems and find solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfort in a fast-paced setting.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute time-sensitive tasks.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and divisional leaders.
• A proactive approach with personal and team accountability for outcomes.
• Experience leading diverse, multi-functional teams.
• A service-oriented mindset and desire to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local fleet and safety regulatory requirements (DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, EPA, etc.).
• Strong presentation skills, effective written communication, and the ability to persuade leadership.

Travel Requirements:

This position requires travel of up to 40-50% to multiple Asplundh and supplier locations

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

License & Certifications:

• Valid driver's license required.

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 50% travel required.

Physical Requirements:

• Rarely: walking, Kneeling, Squatting, Crawling, seeing distant, climbing on/off truck, Climbing, depth perception, Color Vision, Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling, Climbing Ladders, Balancing, Lifting up to 10lbs, Lifting 10lbs to 50lbs, Lifting over 50lbs.
• Occasionally: Standing, Stooping, Body Twisting, Gripping, Reaching, Range of Motion, Climbing Stairs.
• Frequently: Sitting, Sense of Touch, Manual Dexterity, Speaking Clearly, Reading, Hearing-Speech Range.
• Constantly: Seeing.

About Us:

As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.  Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.